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Amazilia Hummingbird

Amazilis amazilia (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P 1827)

The amazilia hummingbird is a hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Amazilis. In its range it is easily recognized by the combination of a black-tipped red bill and mainly rufous underparts.Additionally, the Amazilia hummingbird has species with blue-throats, white-throats, and green throats(amazilis amazilia amazilia). The male species typically has a flat red bill and a green belly, with no white patch on the underside. The females are very similar, however they can oftentimes have more white on their throat. Younger birds of this species have a brown hint on the outside of their feathers on the upperparts of their bodies. These birds are of medium size. These birds do migrate, however they do breed year-round. It is a territorial species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Amazilis
Scientific:
  Amazilis amazilia

Original description

Citation:
  (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P 1827)

Reference:
   Voy. Monde Coquille [Duperrey], Zool. Atlas, 1 pl.31, fig.3, p.683

Imprint year:
  1830

Protonym:
  Orthorhynchus Amazilia

Type locality:
  Environs of Lima, i.e. Callao, Peru.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119447#page/73/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  62AFA922622FEE07

Avibase ID:
  avibase-62AFA922

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/62AFA922

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555175

English:
Amazilia Hummingbird
Catalan:
Colibrí amazília de costa
Czech:
kolibřík Amaziliin
Danish:
Amaziliekolibri
German:
Rostbauchamazilie
Esperanto:
amazilia kolibro
Spanish:
Amazilia costeña
Spanish (Spain):
Amazilia Costeña
Finnish:
pronssitimanttikolibri
French:
Ariane de Lesson
Croatian:
kestenjastotrbi kolibrić
Hungarian:
Lesson-amazília
Italian:
Colibrì di Amazili
Japanese (romaji):
chamuneemerarudohachidori
Japanese:
チャムネエメラルドハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Lesono amazilija
Dutch:
Lessons Amazilia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Amaziliakolibri
Norwegian:
Amaziliakolibri
Polish:
szmaragdzik zielony
Portuguese:
beija-flor-de-barriga-ferrugínea
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-amazília
Russian:
Рыжебрюхая амазилия
Slovak:
kolibrík hájový
Serbian:
Obični amazilija kolibri
Swedish:
amaziliasmaragd
Ukrainian:
Амазилія зелена
Chinese:
艳蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
藍胸蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilis [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilis [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilia [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilia [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilia [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilia [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilia [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilia [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilia [amazilia or alticola])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird ( Amazilis [amazilia or alticola])
Avilist 2025:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ariane de Lesson ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 2]
eBird version 2024:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 2]
eBird version 2025:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Amazilia amazilia [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Amazilia amazilia [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Amazilia amazilia [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilia amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Amazilia Hummingbird ( Amazilis amazilia) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amazilia amazilia [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Colibrí amazília de costa
Czech: Kolibrík amazilia, kolibřík Amaziliin
Danish: Amaziliekolibri
German: Lesson Amazilie, Lessonamazilie, Lesson-Amazilie, Rostbauchamazilie
English: Amazilia Hummingbird, Amazilia or Loja Hummingbird, Brown-bellied Amazilia, Violet-chested Hummingbird
English, HBW: Amazilia Hummingbird
English (IOC): Amazilia Hummingbird
English (United States): Amazilia Hummingbird
Esperanto: amazilia kolibro
Spanish: Amazilia Costeña, Amazilia de Vientre Castaño
Spanish (Ecuador): Amazilia Ventrirrufa
Spanish (Spain): Amazilia Costeña
Spanish (HBW): Amazilia Hummingbird
Spanish (Panama): Amazilia Ventrirrufa
Spanish (Peru): Colibrí de Vientre Rufo
Finnish: Pronssitimanttikolibri
French: Ariane de Lesson, Ariane de Lesson ou A. alticole
Croatian: kestenjastotrbi kolibrić
Hungarian: Lesson-amazília
Italian: Colibrì di Amazili, Colibrì di Amazilia
Japanese (romaji): chamuneemerarudohachidori
Japanese: チャムネエメラルドハチドリ
Scientific: Amazilia [amazilia or alticola], Amazilia amazilia, Amazilia amazilia amazilia, Amazilis [amazilia or alticola], Amazilis amazilia, Orthorhynchus [sic] Amazilia, Orthorhynchus Amazilia
Lithuanian: Lesono amazilija
Dutch: Gewone Amazilia, Lesson-amazilia, Lessons Amazilia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amaziliakolibri
Norwegian: Amaziliakolibri
Polish: szmaragdzik zielony
Portuguese: beija-flor-de-barriga-ferrugínea
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-amazília
Russian: Амазилия Лессона, Рыжебрюхая амазилия
Slovak: kolibrík hájový
Serbian: Amazilija kolibri, Obični amazilija kolibri
Swedish: Amaziliasmaragd
Turkish: Amazilya kolibrisi
Ukrainian: Амазилія зелена
Chinese: 艳蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 藍胸蜂鳥

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